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Pages in category "Defunct California railroads" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 209 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Construction commenced in 1905 but construction was abandoned due to the financial crisis caused by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, with only 8.5 miles (13.7 km) constructed. The railway was abandoned by 1917. Locomotive power was provided by two Porter 0-4-0T steam locomotives. [1]
A map of the Death Valley Railroad running from Death Valley Junction all the way up to the mines at Ryan near Colemanite. The Death Valley Railroad (DVRR) was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railroad that operated in California's Death Valley to carry borax with the route running from Ryan, California, and the mines at Lila C, both located just east of Death Valley National Park, to Death Valley ...
Detroit, Toledo and Milwaukee Railroad (DT&M) [5] Detroit and Pontiac Railroad (D&P) Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway (DGH&M) Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad (DTI) Erie Railroad (Erie) Florida Overseas Railroad; Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad [6] Grand Trunk (GT) Great Northern Railway (GN) Gulf, Colorado and Santa ...
An abandoned railroad is a railway line which is no longer used for that purpose. Such lines may be disused railways , closed railways , former railway lines , or derelict railway lines. Some have had all their track and sleepers removed, and others have material remaining from their former usage.
The vintage cars were "marooned" in several rail yards when all rail service south was abandoned. Several have been scrapped, though at least one has been "rescued." In September 1988 the ES purchased the 7-mile (11 km) shortline Arcata and Mad River Railroad from Simpson Timber Company for $300,000. The A&MR had been closed for the two-year ...
California Street Railroad: 1884 California Street Cable Railroad: California Street Cable Railroad: 1884 [1] 1951 San Francisco Municipal Railway: Central Railroad: 1863 [2] 1893 [3] Market Street Railway: City Railroad: 1863 [2] 1893 [3] Market Street Railway: Clay Street Hill Railroad: Ferries and Cliff House Railway: Ferries and Cliff House ...
The Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Railroad (SCMB), or Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line (SCBRL), is a historic railway running through Santa Cruz County, California. It once ran operationally from Davenport to the Watsonville Junction where it connected to the Union Pacific Coast Line .